Comparing Lord Of The Flies And Book Thief

As a child, anything related to the English subject wasn’t my favorite. I hated poetry, I wasn’t an avid reader, and my skills in writing weren’t all that great because of how much I disliked it. Where I lacked in English, however, is where I excelled in Science and Math. However, as the years have passed by, my tastes towards school subjects have altered significantly. I began reading more often, writing became a new pastime, and Science slowly deteriorated into one of my worst subjects. Motivators were all around me during my childhood, and they ‘modified’ my interests in an indirect manner. My sister, my teachers, my friends, my cousins, they all contributed to who I am today.
When it came to books, it was my childhood friends who sparked …show more content…
When they’re assigned a book, they’re less motivated to do it, or they absolutely hate the book because of that fact. This doesn’t apply to me, in fact, it’s the exact opposite. When transitioning into seventh grade, I lost an immense amount of motivation. However, what I lost in motivation in reading, I gained in writing. Everytime I came home, I kicked off my shoes and bolted upstairs to begin on another personal writing assignment. This cycled for approximately two years, until Lord of the Flies and Book Thief. Lord of the Flies was so enjoyable to me, I decided to buy two books directly after finishing it. Lord of the Flies was the first book this year to bring it back. Considering I’m a fan of speculative fiction and deconstructions, it was a book that completely accommodated to me. I just love how it started out fairly light-hearted, (minus the plane crash and the death of the pilot) but deteriorated into a realistic look to how a group of children would react to being stranded on a deserted island. I’m unsure if the story is considered a true deconstruction, but personally, I would consider it to be one. Moving on to why Book Thief is on this list. While Lord of the Flies prompted my motivation, Book Thief is what solidified it. I think what drew me in was the setting, as I don’t necessarily read stories set during a war, minus one particular book that was required to read during seventh grade. My favorite part about Book Thief is the imagery Zusak presents us with. For example, my absolute favorite quote from the book, “He made three separate formations that led to the same tower of dominoes in the middle. Together, they would watch everything that was so carefully planned collapse, and they would all smile at the beauty of destruction.” (Zusak 408) What this scene is depicting is Rudy and his siblings are playing with dominoes, all the while his parents are speaking to a scout for Rudy. I feel as